Greetings CMIT Families, We have made it to the end of 2020. We have accomplished so much together. I am asking for each of you to take time to relax, share, and appreciate one another. We have so much to be thankful for. Continue to be kind, supportive, and loving. Take care and I will see you in 2021.

Dr. Fryson

The U.S. Department of Education requires all school systems that receive federal funding to survey each student every year. The need for federal grant funds to support our schools is needed now more than ever. We are pleased to announce that the annual Impact Aid Survey has gone digital! An email was sent to families via the ScribOrder Family Dashboard on December 1, 2020 with information regarding the procedures for logging in and completing the survey. In order to complete the survey, you will use your existing ScribOrder family dashboard account. If you do not have a dashboard, you will need to create an account before you can access the survey. Additionally, you must update your student’s profile page to the current grade level. The deadline for completion is January 15, 2021. Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Virgil, Principal Secretary

Mr. Hamms would like a few more students to sign up for the Athletic/Exercise Club. If you are interested in having your scholar participate, please sign up on the form below. The Athletic/Exercise club meets on Tuesdays from 3PM to 4PM. Please only sign up if you are able to commit to this club until May 2021. If you have any questions, please contact me at crhodes@cmitelementary.org. This sign up will be open until Wednesday, 12/23/2020. Students who are being accepted into the club will be notified on Monday, 1/4/2021. Those students will start attending the club on Tuesday, 1/5/2021. Thank you! https://forms.gle/bA22wro8gkdCiLqS8

Mrs. Richardson

The PBG Club will be participating in a drive-by (you will stay in your vehicle) holiday gift giving on Sunday, December 20th from 1:00-3pm. We will support Bernadette’s House, 306 MONTGOMERY ST. LAUREL, MD. 20707. It is a nonprofit organization established to provide a safe and supportive home-like environment for young girls. We will drop off a wrapped gift or a $10-$15 gift card for girls ages 8-16 years old. This is our clubs way of spreading holiday cheer to someone in need. If you will be dropping off a gift please let them know that you are apart of the CMIT Elementary school. Everyone is welcome to participate.

PBG Club

We have entered the middle of the 2nd quarter. Please continue to check SchoolMax regularly for grade updates. This week, we will be having a "Winter Craft Day" on Tuesday, 12/22. Each teacher will post the materials needed for the craft day in Class Dojo. The materials are NOT required; various art supplies around the house will suffice. Tuesday is also makeup day. Please turn in any missing assignments by the end of the day Tuesday. When we return to school, we will require the continuation of Zoom expectations. This week we will be working on: RELA- adjectives, rhyming, main idea and details Sight words: they, you, do Science- Weather Patterns Math- Counting and Comparing to 10 Social Studies- American Heroes Dates to know: Dec 24- Jan 3- Winter Break Jan 4- School Resumes Jan 19th- STEM Projects Due

The Kindergarten Team

Reading - We will be reviewing previous skills Grammar: We will be reviewing previous skills. Phonics: -gh sound Math - We will be reviewing previous skills. Science - We are continuing to work on our STEM Fair projects and our Gingerbread Boat Project. Building and testing will begin/continue. Social Studies - We well be reviewing previous skills. Health - We are starting Sanford Harmony Unit 3 to learn about Effective Communication.

First Grade Team

We had a great last full week of 2020! Next week will be a short review/make-up week in second grade. As a reminder, it is recommended that students practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with flashcards regularly at home. Please also continue to work on your STEAM Fair projects! You can check the packet that was sent out for all of the different due dates! If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via Class Dojo. Have a terrific weekend and we will see everyone on Monday!

- The Second Grade Team

We want to remind parents to check SchoolMax weekly for your scholar's current standings in their classes. Encourage your scholar to stay on top of their assignments and complete their work in a timely manner. It is very easy to fall behind and we want to ensure that all scholars are successfully. Next week in Math, scholars will finish Unit 6: Connect Area to Multiplication & Division and take assessment on 12/23/2020. In Science, scholars will finish Electricity and Magnetism and take an assessment on 12/23/2020. In Reading, scholars will be analyzing the structure of informational texts. In Social Studies, we will finish Chapter 2 Economics and take the assessment. We just want to share with families that Class Dojo is our main communication platform to share information with families quickly. Please check Class Dojo daily for any updates and new information shared. Students should be working on their STEM Fair Project and Research Paper. Both are due on January 19, 2021. Have an awesome week on purpose!! Upcoming Dates 12/24/2020-1/3/2021 Winter Break

Third Grade Team

This week in RELA, we began writing our research essays. Please ensure your student has completed their STEM Fair Research Paper Introduction prior to 12/21. We will continue working on them next week, and during winter break. This week we finished working with plot and setting in reading as well. Next week, students will write persuasive winter essays. In Social Studies this week, we started Ch. 4, learning about what economies are and how the United States economy functions. Next week, we will continue learning about U.S. Economy. In Math, we just finished our multiplication topic and will be moving onto division. Students will be learning division differently than parents did when they were elementary age. We will put a lot of emphasis on using place value and partial quotients. The long division algorithm is not specifically taught but we will introduce it as one of the strategies students can use. In Science, we have been in the full swing of things! STEM fair is upon us! We have talked about the different components and how their final projects will be graded. All topics have been approved. If it is not listed in the approved document please reach out on DOJO what the topic is with the independent and dependent variables. We will check in with your scholar to see if they can convey this. We will be using the “🔬STEM Fair Organizer” To outline their presentation. Follow the 📅 STEM fair timeline 20-21. Final projects are due January 19th.

-Friendly Neighborhood 4th Grade Team

Happy Winter Everyone! We are in the home stretch before winter break. Here is your week at a glance for the short week next week: In Reading, students will work on basic comprehension passages. Students will review the skills "text features" and ""Parts of Speech." They will also be assessed on the following Parts of Speech "Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, and Adjectives." In Social Studies, students will read and answer comprehension questions about the Pilgrims and the Puritans in England. In Math, we will review past material to hone in on our scholars' math skills. We’ll reach back to place value and dividing powers ten. For Science, we will continue to learn about the stars and add on learning about the Solar system! As for Health, we will finish our unit of Nutrition. Thank you for all your continuous support! Please remember to check SchoolMax regularly. Have a wonderful winter break! Reminder: December 22nd : Winter Break begins January 16th: STEM Fair E-projects due

Sincerely, 5th Grade Team

Physical Education: The students have done an amazing job with the rolls, jumps, weight transfers, and balances over the last 3 weeks. I want to thank all parents for allowing your children to move around and practice the skills in your home. I will only see Monday and Tuesday classes this week and Monday classes will complete the unit while my Tuesday classes will do a few bonus fitness fun activities this week. Technology: K-2 practiced: Multimedia: Drawing and Filling Shapes Using Graphics Tools In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, the learners receive direct instruction and practice with graphics tools. They use the mouse to select, drag and drop objects, draw shapes, fill using the color palette, magnify drawings, and add text to drawings using tools in the tool box. 3-5 practiced: Presentations: Audience and Organization In this engaging and interactive digital lesson, learners receive direct instruction and practice organizing and developing a slide show using presentation software. They learn how to consider the audience and the purpose of the slide show to tell stories, present information, and share ideas. Spanish: FELIZ NAVIDAD! This last week before Christmas break we will read a story about Christmas in Spanish and listen to a song about "La Navidad." I hope everybody has a nice and safe time! Library/Media: Kindergarten and 1st grade: Students will compare and contrast familiar stories with traditional and non-traditional versions of a story. This week they will read a non-traditional version of “Jack and the Beanstalk”. 2nd and 3rd grade: Students will listen to and respond to literature in a group setting. The students will use an e-book to read the second part of, “My Pet Slime Part 1”. 4th and 5th Grade: Students will continue the lesson on Cyberbullying by watching a video, “Digital Anti-bullying”. Over the winter break, please encourage students to read for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week. “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." – Joseph Addison Lego: K-2nd grade students will build their lego model then explain the reasoning behind the model that he or she has built. Next week, our topic will be "Happy New Year." 3-5th grade students have completed 30 challenges on CodeMonkey. If they have any missing assignments, they can complete this week. Happy New Year!!! Enjoy your winter break! From all of the specials teachers to you: Enjoy the time off from virtual learning and spend as much time off the computer that you can, so that we are all refreshed in 2021! Thank you all for being helpful and working together with us. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

Creative Arts Team

Greetings CMIT Family, Let's spread holiday cheer! Please click on the holiday gift list link below if you would like to send any holiday gifts to our CMIT Staff. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Qx9sCE92M3wVNYPoWu7AiwUpIC2-L76e5uqgoAvtik/edit?usp=sharing

CMIT PTO